The Gambler

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.

Cast

• Mark WahlbergJim Bennett
• Brie LarsonAmy Phillips
• Michael Kenneth WilliamsNeville Baraka
• George KennedyEd
• Jessica LangeRoberta
• Richard SchiffJeweler
• Andre BraugherDean Fuller
• Emory CohenDexter
• John GoodmanFrank
• Domenick LombardozziBig Ernie
• AKAnthony KelleyLamar Allen
• Alvin IngMister Lee

Crew

• Rupert WyattDirector
• William MonahanWriter